Top 73 Brian Jacques Quotes
#2. Weapons may be carried by creatures who are evil, dishonest, violent or lazy. The true warrior is good, gentle and honest. His bravery comes from within himself; he learns to conquer his own fears and misdeeds.
- Matthias
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#3. Don't think about what you could have done, concentrate on what you plan to do; it is more useful.
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#4. Every Betrayal begins with trust-Phish
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today-James Dean
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live-Anonymous
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#5. Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.
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#6. I fell, you see. Trod on my abbot, Father Habit. Oh, dear! I mean ...
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#7. The more 'otter it is, the more 'otter otters likes it
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#8. Songs just spring into my head. Silly, isn't it. Sometimes old Goody Stickle says that it's Mossflower singing through me. Now and then she'll say it's a sight of season the hasn't yet shone
upon.
-Gonff
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#9. Squirrels, otters, hedgehogs, mice,
Moles with fur like sable,
Gathered in good spirits all,
Round the festive table.
Sit we down to eat and drink.
Friends, before we do, let's think,
Fruit of forest, field and banks,
To the seasons we give thanks.
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#10. I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall Abbey in my imagination. As I wrote, the idea grew, and the manuscript along with it.
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#11. Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.
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#12. Throughout his life the memory of that happy day stayed locked secretly in (his) heart.
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#13. All work and no play makes Matthias a dull mouse.
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#14. We could have chopped down the sycamore with this ...
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#15. The seer crow was outraged. "Mangiz does not forget an insult, hedgepig."
Ambrose smiled cheekily. "Good, then here's a few more for you to remember, you pot-bellied, cross-eyed, feather-bottomed excuse for a duck.
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#16. Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.
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#18. I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc ... to find success writing children's novels.
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#19. You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches ... Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.
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#20. Defend the weak, protect both young and old, never desert your friends. Give justice to all, be fearless in battle and always ready to defend the right.
- The law of Badger Lords
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#21. I still pinch meself when I wake up of a morning. Who ever thought I'd be a children's author - let alone a best-selling children's author?
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#22. Where's the point in fighting and slaying if you can make a friend out of anybeast instead of a foe?
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#23. Friend is a very small word,
A little sound we make,
For one who is true, one who will do,
Great deeds for friendship's sake.
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#24. Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.
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#25. In our imaginations we can go anywhere. Travel with me to Redwall in Mossflower country.
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#26. Sometimes friends do go from us-it will happen more and more as you grow up, Chugg. But if you really love your friends, they're never really gone. Somewhere they're watching over you and they're always there inside your heart.
-Martin
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#27. Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I'll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears.
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#28. Food to eat and games to play.
Tell me why, tell me why.
Serve it out and eat it up.
Have a try, have a try.
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#29. Pick-a-lock, Pick-a-lock, you'll regret the day,
When you took a mouse thief and locked him away,
Silly cat, look at that, it's two for one,
A thief and a warrior, by dawn will be gone.
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#30. Step aside? I step aside for nobeast, whether it be a hallowed hedgehog, an officious otter, a seasoned squirrel, a mutterin' mole or a befuddled badger!
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#31. If you wanna be a writer, you must learn to paint a picture with words.
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#33. I will not stand here to be insulted by you, hedgepig," Mangiz fumed.
"Then stand somewhere else and I'll insult you there, featherbag!!
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#34. Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived.
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#35. It's a long hard road ahead for you, little warrior. Enjoy a happy day while you can. - Boldred
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#36. Imagination is a gift given to us from God and each one of us use it differently.
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#37. Friendship is the greatest gift one can give to another.
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#38. If y'can't see with yore own two eyes what's in front of them, then y'better off closin' 'em an' goin' t'sleep, 'tis far more restful!
- Gerul
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#39. I love book signings: kids waiting in line for you to scribble on their new books, haha!
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#40. A little (one) can sometimes see things in others that us older ones cannot because our judgement gets clouded.
- Abbot Saxtus
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#41. But the warriors true, the brave of heart
Who valiently upheld the right
They are raised on high to the velvet sky
Bringing light to the darkness of night
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#42. Sighing restlessly, the boundless sea broke huge rollers into white cream which hissed hungrily up to the tideline.
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#43. I am a people watcher and I have a very good memory.
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#44. Scoffin' a load of our grub an' not tellin' a story? I say, what a bally swizz!
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#45. When I need somebeast to tell me m'name I'll jolly well ask m'self. Pish tush! The very idea, tellin' a chap his own moniker!
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#46. Is not the light of day a wondrous thing? It banishes all fears and worries of the previous night.
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#47. You may have enslaved our bodies, but our hearts and minds will always be free!
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#48. There are enough cowards in the world without killing a brave creature for so little reason.
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#49. Kids are more drawn to animal characters than human.
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#50. My values are not based on violence. My values are based on courage, which you see time and time again in my books. A warrior isn't somebody like Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger. A warrior can be any age. A warrior is a person people look up to.
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#51. A mouse is small and can go unnoticed: but there is no limit to what a brave heart and a fearless spirit can achieve.
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#52. I enjoy walking my dog and completing crossword puzzles.
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#53. Sala-manda-stron, look out here we come,
A thief a warrior and a mole.
Though the quest may take its toll,
We'll march until we reach our goal,
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#54. So here is my story, may it bring
Some smiles and a tear or so,
It happened once upon a time,
Far away, and long ago,
Outside the night wind keens and wails,
Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!
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#55. There is no greater evil than killing. I don't care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious.
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#56. Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, the drums are beatin' braw. Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tam, are ye marchin' off tae war?
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#57. I'd burn the salad, suh. Us of the fatal beauty type are pretty awful cooks if y' ask me. - Dorothea Duckfontein Dillworthy Dotti
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#58. Aha! Today I shall become an author! And I will auth and auth and auth and make a squillion dollars, whoopee!
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#59. Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.
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#60. I think that others can drive a creature to naughtiness, always accusing and blaming them. After a while it must make the creature unhappy and drive him ... to be naughty, because nobody expects them to be good ...
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#61. Your lives be as full and happy as ours,and may the seasons be kind to you and your friends. The door of our Abbey is always open to any travellers roaming the dusty path between the woodlands and the plains.
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#62. All little creatures are beautiful ... every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter.
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#63. You love young ones and babes, I know this. The young will always befriend and admire you ... all the young ones of the earth belong to you in friendship. Be good to them.
- Breeze, to Sunflash the Mace
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#64. Capital," cried Basil. "I could eat a stag, antlers and all. I say they they do make a wonderful nosebag for us wounded heroes, y'know.
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#65. Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.
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#66. Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs, kicking up a hullaballoo like that! Eating's a serious business.
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#67. Go find someone who will care for ye good, to sit quiet by yore side at the fire, an' if he treats ye decent as you hoped he would, you'll have all that your heart can desire.
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#68. He came with death held in his paw Which no rat born could face Oh woe to those who break the law Of Sunflash and his mace!
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#69. Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say ... Above and Beyond the Call of Duty.
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#70. Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it.
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#71. Peace has gone on too long. Something inside me says that trouble such as these shores have never known is headed our way.
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#72. Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.
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#73. Any weapon is a good weapon as long as ye can use it with honor and skill.
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